BLACK TEMPLARS CHAPTER

Robert Calfee took it upon himself to paint up some Black
Templars, and has done quite a nice job. This is his scout sergeant,
painted with red details instead of white to help distinguish him from
the rest of the scouts. I also recommended adding the space marine
backpack to help with the distinction.

A typical scout. Notice the reversed colors on the
shoulders. Robert painted these crosses by hand. Also worth
noting is the contrast between the cloth parts (off white) and the shoulders
(pure white). This kind of subtle color depth can go a long way on
such monochromatic color schemes.

A nifty conversion is this heavy flamer scout. Robert
started with a shotgun scout, chosen for the respirator mask, and added
fuel tanks to his back from the vehicle accessories sprue and a heavy flamer
from the Adeptus Sororitas.

A heavy bolter scout, basically stock, but nice for comparison
with the above model.

This flamer marine is made entirely out of stock plastic.
Amazing what you can do with just a bit of posing and a nice paint job!

The Sergeant is also made from stock plastic. Robert has put
some brown shading into the shoulder pads instead of stark white, and it
looks great. The face is also nicely painted, with the scar across his
left eye well accentuated.

Another nice pose, this time with the marine peering down at an auspex.
The eyes were painted blue and highlighted with white- a nice contrast
to the black armor.

Another stock model, with the head turned to match the bolter.
Just adding a targeter can really make a model look menacing, especially
if the lens is painted up as well as the eyes are. Notice the
tiny white text on his forearm.

Another stock model, this time with a different chapter icon on the
shoulder. Small variations in chapter icons, armor style, weapons,
and even colors can add a lot of personality to your marines and keep them
from looking like they just rolled off an assembly line.

This model has some great shading on it- the black is nicely
highlighted with grey drybrushing, and the white bits have a smooth brown
shading on them. Notice the litanies on his right leg, and on the
purity seal.

A converted Chaplain, nicely posed. The crozius used to be in
the right hand, but the pose is ideal for a shield. Putting the Crozius
in the left hand gives this model a very dynamic look.

Good grief! Robert didn't like the pose on the Emperor's Champion
model, so he turned him into a rather nice standard bearer! The banner
is paper with one of those Empire Shield bosses glued onto it. I
don't know where he got the standard top from, but I like it. The
backpack is Azrael's, complete with banner pole. The Black Templars
colors paint up quickly, but even this simple color scheme can come out
looking great with just a bit of shading as Robert has done here.

Another cool conversion, this time a medic. The addition of a
power sword and storm shield makes this "support" model a formidable foe
in melee!